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LA Alt Indie duo Tricks have made their debut with the genre-crumbling EP “The Epic Preview”

Up and coming LA Alt Indie Electronica duo Tricks have made their dreamily entrancing debut with the EP “The Epic Preview”. Given the title of the EP and the resonant magnetism which the release contains, we’re already excited to hear what will follow.

Each of the 7 tracks on the EP offers plenty of affable aural indulgence. Yet, the best introduction to Tricks’ urbanely nuanced production style is “2squares”. With the Mike Patton-levels of sublime experimental ingenuity, you’ll be transfixed to the ever-evolving progressions which flirt with downtempo Hip Hop, Indie and Soul. Each progression and shift in tone is as seamless as the last in this medley of grooving which follows just the right tempo for the track to be as cathartic as it is captivating.

You can check out 2squares along with the rest of Tricks’ debut EP for yourselves by heading over to Spotify now.

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Review by Amelia Vandergast

Tricks’ ‘And Everything In-Between’ takes us on a suburban stroll through laid back LA raps

Suburban LA indie duo Tricks have released a new track ‘And Everything In-Between’ as the feature single from their debut EP ‘The Epic Preview’.

‘And Everything In-Between’ does well at encapsulating a suburban stroll across LA’s dusky hours. The group’s two members have an air of effortlessness about them while going languidly back and forth over the track at a pace set by those with nothing but time on their hands. At its best, Tricks manage to conjure a feeling not too dissimilar from the likes of Isaiah Rashad or a growing number of laid-back melodic rap compatriots like Smino. 

The song hits its highest points in the artists’ interplay with each other, with each of Tricks’ duo able to fit in a pocket in a lazy, but intended-that-way-kind-of-way. These LA kids are sure to pull some more Tricks out of their pocket – so we’ll be keeping an eye on them. 

Listen to Tricks’ ‘And Everything In-Between’ on Spotify now